Steve Ming-Che Liao, Rakesh Rao, Amit M Mathur
OBJECTIVE: Several recent intraventricular hemorrhage prevention bundles include midline head positioning to prevent potential disturbances in cerebral hemodynamics. We aimed to study the impact of head position change on regional cerebral saturations (SctO2) in preterm infants (< 30 weeks gestational age) during the first 3 days of life. STUDY DESIGN: Bilateral SctO2 was measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. The infant's head was turned sequentially to each side from midline (baseline) in 30-minute intervals while keeping the body supine...
June 2015: American Journal of Perinatology